Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-21
LIGHTS AND SH lDOWS
From Fridays daily.]
A THRILLING EPISODE.

A THRILLING EPISODE.
The most exciting and thrilling episode
of the session was furnished Wednesday
night by Major Edwards and a number of
the dignified solons who slumber at the
Sheridan. The major had been riding on
the cars and Iaboring diligently on his edi-
torial work on the day previous, and he =.
fore retiring he appeased his hunger by
devourlng several large mince pies which
had been made especially for him by the
admiring and generous cook at the Sher-
idan. He dis not retire until late and
when he did he was accompanied by his
able and handsome lieutenant, William
Signor, who states III explanation of what
followed that the majors head no sooner
touched the pillow, than he fell upon the
fiat of his back and dropped into loud
and uproarious slumber. The nocturnal
lay with which the mljor favored
the guests is spoken of as one of the most
creditable' 'bassO profundus efforts of the age,
and SO enraptured were they by the deep,
rich, undulating music that it was away
into the early morning before they sl' pit.
But their sumbers were not long. The
mince pies and the position which the
majors 40e pound physique occupied soon
got in their awfu. work and the cries of
"Helpw "Murderv "Save mer' and other
shook the foundations of the building,
blew out the lights in the Office below, and
awakened every occupant of the
house. This awful alarm came from the
room occupied by the gallant major, and
in a moment the quietude of the house wa s
transformed into pandsmonium. The
brave night clerk rushed into the saloon
and told Walter Dunn to come quick with
his revolver. Walter grabbed his revolver,
and after falling over u billiard table made
wild break for the room. By this time
the legislators were swarming in the halls
and corridors, talking excitedlY as to what
had happened. Mr.. Patten of Lawrence
dashed down the stairway in his beautiful
flowing night gown and asked il there was
any hope of escape. Tom Elliott leaped
into the hallway opposite his room. with
his pants in his hands, his vest drawn over
his neither limbs and a copy OF his latest
poem clenched tightly. in his hand, while
+. H. Adams bounded out of his room
dressed in pretty pink bonnet and pair
of suspenders which he grabbed as he
went. and the rosy Washabaugh, clothed
in the veil of the night, descended the
stairs in two jumps. and as he stood trem-
bling and pale at the foot of the stairs he
apolOgized to the girl with whom he had
collided and asked if the murderer had
been caught.
BY this time the major had awakened, a
crowd of excited solons stood breathless at
his door, and seeing what had happened he
turned to his gentle room mate and said in
tones that could be heard throughout the
house: ''Signor, you tell the gentlemen
that cannot give them audience, and re-
member, SignOr, that before you bring me
another of those id mince pies you had
better leave your measure for coffin."
LAWYERS AND DOCTORS ONPRINTING.
The joint resolution providing for the
printing of the Legislative journals was be-
fore the council, body of lawyers and
doctors, for discussion yesterday. Mr..
Cain explained In printers terms the prices